How to Brighten Your Decor with Hand Painted Ceramic Tile

At one time, ceramic tile was only for the wealthy.Everything eventually wears out and must be
No more. Today, for the same price as you will paydiscarded. Except ceramic. Have it painted on tile and
for manufactured cast resin, imitation marble or otherinstalled for all time.Framed paintings do not do well in
polymer, you can have a one-of-a-kind piece of finesteamy bathrooms or near greasy cookstoves,
art, made by an American artist who is willing togathering dust and needing cleaning way too often. A
work with YOUR ideas and concepts. Suppose youtapestry or rug painted on tile will hang beautifully
love plants and flowers, but the wall over your sink ininlaid into any wall. In the hall where people always
the kitchen has no window? Tell the artist yourbump paintings is a great idea. Stair risers that always
favorites, she will paint your favorite ferns orget scuffed up can be painted in a myriad of design
perennials, in a basket or within its own little garden.motifs, like southwestern, Mayan or Aztec, any
What if you moved south and miss your paper birchcolorful design, and fill a dull stairway with brilliant
trees so badly? A mural over your bathroom sink ofcolor.Do you work too many hours to have pets? A
these gorgeous white and black trees, with orbrilliant parrot on the wall in the corner of your
without surrounding fall foliage, will guarantee alivingroom, gleaming feathers shining, will welcome
lifetime of the perfect view. No wall space for ayou home, making no noise and quietly demanding no
mural? How about accent tiles placed every foot orfood or attention! No other art medium can imitate
so of your favorite cooking herbs in an 1800's style,the iridescence and brilliance of bird feathers like
right out of the Farmer's Almanac? Or anceramic glaze. A skilled hand-painter can imitate
easy-to-clean backsplash behind the kitchen sink oftextures and colored objects from all around the
fruits connected by flowering vines all in a lively colorworld. Mayan stone carvings, Egyptian hieroglyphics,
scheme?The best part about tile is you only have toeven cave art paintings all look so real in ceramic.
do it once. You choose timeless and tireless motifsSolid blocks of color in modern graphic shapes is the
and place them where you need something durable.other end of the design spectrum. Color makes a
Side-by-side with gold, ceramic is the most durablevery powerful statement, as we all know.Please do
substance we know. What else has told us thenot feel compelled to use what the remodelling
history of human culture as accurately? Nothing thestores offer, the dull and unimaginative and very plain
manufacturers have come up with can surpasstiles they sell in volume. Email a hand-painter and she
ceramic tile for lasting beauty. Nothing.Working withwill help you come up with the only one in the world,
an artist as opposed to a factory has many benefits.a unique piece of fine art that is yours alone.
The artist has sentimental memories too, and usuallyTimeless and elegant decor is only a few weeks
does the work she does for other reasons thanaway.Dy Witt has over 21 years experience in
moving out volumes of product for profit, so she ispainting with ceramic glaze, a difficult and
more than happy to fill your space with warm homeyunpredictable medium at best. Find samples of murals,
decoration. We all have a favorite old pattern oraccents and 3-D wall sculpture in the true ceramic
print, maybe Grandma's stitching or an old tapestry.process here on her web site.